Observations on Fragilaria longifusiformis comb. nov. et nom. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a widespread planktic diatom documented from North America and Europe

Phycological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-192

  Siver, Peter A ^a   Morales, Eduardo A ^b   Van De Vijver, Bart ^d   Smits, Michiel ^d   Hamilton, Paul B ^e   Lange Bertalot, Horst ^f   Hains, John J ^c  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^f GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecology; Europe; Fragilaria; Fragilarioid diatoms; North America; Reimerothrix; Synedra; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIATOM; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAGILARIA; SYNEDRA;

EID: 33748751372     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2006.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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